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in the state of ohio. but the problem for mitt romney and anyone else participating in the campaign right now is all the coverage is drowning out anything that politicians say. we are locked in a very tight race. we had two new polls out this morning, tracking polls. one, the washington post/abc news poll showed mitt romney 49%-brah 49%-barack obama 48%. another poll shows pro seciselye opposite. obama 48%. but they're the same poll. with a margin of error, we have essentially a tie race but the obama team believes that their advantage is in the battleground states like iowa, states like nevada, states like ohio that mitt romney needs and we'll see whether they are right. but as of now, it appears unlikely that things are going to move very much over the next couple of days because romney's canceled campaign events tomorrow, so has the president. >> when we talk about the sort of being a dead heat in the popular vote, what do we know about the way the electoral vote may be breaking one way or another, give
in the state of ohio. but the problem for mitt romney and anyone else participating in the campaign right now is all the coverage is drowning out anything that politicians say. we are locked in a very tight race. we had two new polls out this morning, tracking polls. one, the washington post/abc news poll showed mitt romney 49%-brah 49%-barack obama 48%. another poll shows pro seciselye opposite. obama 48%. but they're the same poll. with a margin of error, we have essentially a tie race but...
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so i don't think many voters are going to blame president obama for what's going on right now, and leave aside the fact that the states in which the difficulties are occurring db new york, new jersey, connecticut are all reliantly democratic states. what is much more important to the outcome of this election, michelle, is what's going on behind me at this afl-cio phone bank where union volunteers are making calls, doing the painstaking work of identifying callers and getting them to the polls. the chamber of commerce told us they're making millions of phone calls in the final days. interest groups aligned with both campaigns are going to do this non-stop between now and tuesday. of course, many voters have already cast their ballots because of early voting in this country, michelle. but there's a lot of work left to go. the candidates are sprinting and so are the volunteers. >> john, thank you very much. stay there because we're going to come back to you in just a moment. there is that other story that has big impact on the presidential race, and that's the jobs report that came out this
so i don't think many voters are going to blame president obama for what's going on right now, and leave aside the fact that the states in which the difficulties are occurring db new york, new jersey, connecticut are all reliantly democratic states. what is much more important to the outcome of this election, michelle, is what's going on behind me at this afl-cio phone bank where union volunteers are making calls, doing the painstaking work of identifying callers and getting them to the polls....
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you know, to the extent that they are on some east coast states where, you know, president obama has had a substantial lead, you could see that it may not affect the outcome in some of those states, but, on the other hand, if you're talking about florida, talking about virginia, these are highly competitive states, and we can't predict how it's going to affect it. >> thanks, guys. talk to you later. we've been looking at that video of the capitol building. no, there is no fountain around the capitol. that was rain. >> rain. >> just incredibly visible with the lights, the volume of water that's coming down. unbelievable. >> and we go back to that video that you just saw there. that's point pleasant, new jersey, far from pleasant today. look at the flooding already at this point. this is well before landfall today. >> and well before what they expect will be the worst of the flooding. what will new york city look like tomorrow along with points north and south? more of cnbc's special coverage of hurricane sandy is straight ahead. when you take a closer l. ...at the best schools in the
you know, to the extent that they are on some east coast states where, you know, president obama has had a substantial lead, you could see that it may not affect the outcome in some of those states, but, on the other hand, if you're talking about florida, talking about virginia, these are highly competitive states, and we can't predict how it's going to affect it. >> thanks, guys. talk to you later. we've been looking at that video of the capitol building. no, there is no fountain around...
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also declaring new york and new jersey in a state of emergency. officials obviously calling this damage that we've been seeing in new york city unprecedented, and they do expect it to be days before power is restored. the national guard has been called in to help with downed power lines, and in the meantime new york city schools as a precaution do remain closed for a third straight day. back over to you. >> all right. mandy, thanks so much. mandy drury with the latest there. there's sure to be a huge rebuilding effort following sandy, and weyehaeuser is one of the biggest companies dealing in that effort. >> good to be here. >> how much exposure do you think you have to the northeast? how much business do you do here? >> well, we had distribution facilities, two in pennsylvania, one in pittsburgh and one in easton, and then we've got too facilities in the virginia area, richmond and also in baltimore. so, you know, we supply customers, you know, across the east, both with our lumber products is also with our panel products. we also have production
also declaring new york and new jersey in a state of emergency. officials obviously calling this damage that we've been seeing in new york city unprecedented, and they do expect it to be days before power is restored. the national guard has been called in to help with downed power lines, and in the meantime new york city schools as a precaution do remain closed for a third straight day. back over to you. >> all right. mandy, thanks so much. mandy drury with the latest there. there's sure...
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president obama's got a 2 percentage point lead, 49-24. in all of these polls, we see that mitt romney is roughly even with the president on the -- who can best manage the economy. on their favorable ratings, mitt romney's has improved, but in each case the lead the president has among women is spllightly larger than the lead mitt romney has among men. simen? >> john, thank you. >>> let's move from sandy and the road to recovery. baby steps i'm afraid still being taken in the city of new york today, including reports that manhattan power may be back online during the course of the weekend. until then, things appear to be getting tense. our senior correspondent scott cohn joins me now from lower manhattan. scott, i just heard firsthand that some residential buildings are now hiring armed guards because of the type of threat that they have faced from people attempting to loot as, of course, the police make those very regular trips during the night. >> reporter: that's entirely possible, simon. i haven't seen that directly, but i believe it.
president obama's got a 2 percentage point lead, 49-24. in all of these polls, we see that mitt romney is roughly even with the president on the -- who can best manage the economy. on their favorable ratings, mitt romney's has improved, but in each case the lead the president has among women is spllightly larger than the lead mitt romney has among men. simen? >> john, thank you. >>> let's move from sandy and the road to recovery. baby steps i'm afraid still being taken in the...
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geithner, and governor cuomo, all whom offered their support and coordination with the federal and state government i will say has been great. now it is the storm -- it is a storm intensifies the most important thing i can say is if you are in your home or some where safe where you can remain, stay there. the time for relocation or evacuation is over. conditions outside are dangerous. they are only going to get worse in the hours ahead. in queens we are getting ten times the normal call volume of 911 calls to the fdny. unfortunately most are for downed trees or flooding conditions. that's not what 911 is for. s that 311. but if you use 911 it means the operator on the line is not free for somebody who has a real emergency to call. please use 311 for downed trees or flooding. there have been more than a thousand reports of tree damage in parks and on street and we are responding to them around half of them are for downed trees, half of them are for other damage. earlier today, a jogger was struck by a falling limb near prospect park and was hospitalized. fortunately she is going to be oka
geithner, and governor cuomo, all whom offered their support and coordination with the federal and state government i will say has been great. now it is the storm -- it is a storm intensifies the most important thing i can say is if you are in your home or some where safe where you can remain, stay there. the time for relocation or evacuation is over. conditions outside are dangerous. they are only going to get worse in the hours ahead. in queens we are getting ten times the normal call volume...
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swing states. >> i guess you have obama up in ohio still. >> yeah, i think obama does have a slight lead in ohio. >> even though the cincinnati inquirer poll just had it tied. >> i understand that. >> it's not rasmussen. which polls do we believe now? >> i understand that. do you want me to -- should we keep going on this or shy deal with andrew's question about the ground game? >> no, we better talk sandy i think. >> okay. sandy effect on the vote is entirely speculative. there are a lot of people yakking about it, but mostly making stuff up. i'll go to a couple things. first of all, obama is believed to have a somewhat more extensive ground game, he has more people on the ground. so in theory, he has more to disrupt. the president's schedule has him doing more events that will have to be canceled than romney. on the other hand, because romney is down a field goal and needs something to happen, the idea that sandy could flereeze things in place for a few days is not necessarily good for him because he had momentum after the first debate. the momentum seems to have died out. it's left hi
swing states. >> i guess you have obama up in ohio still. >> yeah, i think obama does have a slight lead in ohio. >> even though the cincinnati inquirer poll just had it tied. >> i understand that. >> it's not rasmussen. which polls do we believe now? >> i understand that. do you want me to -- should we keep going on this or shy deal with andrew's question about the ground game? >> no, we better talk sandy i think. >> okay. sandy effect on the...
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new york is a very strong democratic state. obama has new york in his pocket. i think it's also true for most of the eastern seaboard. it's the center of the united states where most of the problems are. the only real swing state on the eastern seaboard that's affected by the storm is virginia. >> when it comes to the election will be held, we haven't had confirmation whether it will be delayed, but so far it seems the date will still be held in a week from now, but i want to pick up on the early voting because the obama camp is hoping to encourage many people it get out to the polls early. obama himself also casting the vote early. the timing of this is important because we have the u.s. jobs figures supposedly coming out at the end of the week. if people don't get out there and vote and the numbers come in a little bit different from what was expected, could this have an impact? >> it could. getting the vote out is critical at the local level. and of course the election now comes down to six key states and within those, and they're up on your board now, and w
new york is a very strong democratic state. obama has new york in his pocket. i think it's also true for most of the eastern seaboard. it's the center of the united states where most of the problems are. the only real swing state on the eastern seaboard that's affected by the storm is virginia. >> when it comes to the election will be held, we haven't had confirmation whether it will be delayed, but so far it seems the date will still be held in a week from now, but i want to pick up on...
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i mean, these are states that barack obama has never trailed in. it shows just how desperate mitt romney is because he can't compete in the swing states. this is a perfect storm that hit mitt romney this week. it showed barack obama as a commander in chief. the gallup poll was knocked off. it was his best poll. it showed the two competing businesses. not only did you have chris christie out there, but you also have bob mcdonnell of west virginia, another republican surrogate, who said the obama administration's response has been incredibly fast. >> i wouldn't go that far. they came in separately and they left separately. but sometimes governors have to do what governors do and presidents have to do what presidents do. i get that. and i think for the moment, your man probably got some. john, i want to ask you, i've been reading in the newspapers -- you correct me if i'm wrong. your superpack and other republican super packs have put $4 million into pennsylvania. team obama, only $625,000. for $4 million, jonathan, you want a rate of return better th
i mean, these are states that barack obama has never trailed in. it shows just how desperate mitt romney is because he can't compete in the swing states. this is a perfect storm that hit mitt romney this week. it showed barack obama as a commander in chief. the gallup poll was knocked off. it was his best poll. it showed the two competing businesses. not only did you have chris christie out there, but you also have bob mcdonnell of west virginia, another republican surrogate, who said the obama...
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president obama declaring the state of new york a disaster area because of sandy's impact, makes the state eligible for extra financial aid. it's closed most new york city tunnels and bridges as well and the mass transit biggest destruction in the 108 years the subway system has been around. will the labor department release the october jobs report scheduled friday morning? at this point the labor market it says it will make every effort to do so. as we continue to see the effects of the storm there is a chance the report could be delayed. the futures have been trading and will continue trading until 9:15. the dow futures down barely by 5 points, nasdaq off by 10.5 points, the s&p up by less than one point. >>> super storm sandy slamming the new jersey coastline hurling record breaking waves and leaving a path of destruction in its wake. the weather channel's jen carfagno joins us with the latest. >> joe, good morning, record breaking waves, record breaking surge, now seeing record breaking river levels. the delaware river set a new record. let me show you where we are with sandy and
president obama declaring the state of new york a disaster area because of sandy's impact, makes the state eligible for extra financial aid. it's closed most new york city tunnels and bridges as well and the mass transit biggest destruction in the 108 years the subway system has been around. will the labor department release the october jobs report scheduled friday morning? at this point the labor market it says it will make every effort to do so. as we continue to see the effects of the storm...
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in states that have lower unemployment than the national amp, does that help president obama? >> no, because voters are smart. i don't buy that others in the media have that cynicism that somehow voters conditions make that connection. you look at ohio, virginia, what we've done in wisconsin, it didn't turn around until the last two years, less than two years. and it turned around because republican governors came into those states, got the economy improving again. think about how much better it could be if we put a republican governor, a former republican governor, in charge as our president. that's the clear difference. at the convention when i spoke, i mentioned that night at my speech that if you compare all the states in america with the ones led by republicans compared to those led by democrats, the unemployment rate in republican led students was one point lower than those led by democrats. and voters understand that.was than those led by democrats. and voters understand that. >> is the hurricane having any impact on on the presidential election some there's been lots o
in states that have lower unemployment than the national amp, does that help president obama? >> no, because voters are smart. i don't buy that others in the media have that cynicism that somehow voters conditions make that connection. you look at ohio, virginia, what we've done in wisconsin, it didn't turn around until the last two years, less than two years. and it turned around because republican governors came into those states, got the economy improving again. think about how much...
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. >>> president obama signing disaster declarations overnight for the state of new york and new jersey. joining us on the cnbc "newsline," former new jersey governor christine todd whitman. governor, good to have you with us. good morning. >> good morning. how are you surviving? >> hacking in there. we have power which is more than a lot of people can say. ahead of this storm people expected given the experience of irene that officials were overselling it. that clearly was not the case. >> certainly was not the case. it's been an amazing storm, and the aftermath is going to take a long time to clean up which is going to be a real problem. >> what's happening right now that you find most important? >> well, frankly, it's the way -- it's the preparation. it was the pre-storm activity that took place that's most impressed me from both the government side on both sides of the river and from the utilities. i mean, people learned a lesson from irene, and they really seem to have put things together in the best way possible. having said that, the amount of damage nobody is going to be satisfi
. >>> president obama signing disaster declarations overnight for the state of new york and new jersey. joining us on the cnbc "newsline," former new jersey governor christine todd whitman. governor, good to have you with us. good morning. >> good morning. how are you surviving? >> hacking in there. we have power which is more than a lot of people can say. ahead of this storm people expected given the experience of irene that officials were overselling it. that...
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this is a state that obama carried with only 262,000 vote margins. so if they show up, it's going to be a big factor that wasn't there four years ago. >> why is no one else covering this, ralph? you've got hard numbers. first of all, first of all, you're talking about wisconsin and iowa as well as ohio, as well as pennsylvania. i mean, romney, that's landslide territory. what i want to ask you is this. why doesn't the press understand the story that you're telling, and to some extent, the work you've done? dan henneger did that absolutely. why don't they get that, ralph? why don't they talk about that? >> there has been a fair amount of coverage. front page story in "the new york times." there's been broadcast coverage. fox news has tone done it. there's been coverage of it. the main reason why, larry, is just this t-- it's not a new problem. it's a systemic problem that a lot of these voters are located in what the dominant media would call flyover country. 47% of this vote is in the south. 27% of this vote is in the heartland of the country, in the
this is a state that obama carried with only 262,000 vote margins. so if they show up, it's going to be a big factor that wasn't there four years ago. >> why is no one else covering this, ralph? you've got hard numbers. first of all, first of all, you're talking about wisconsin and iowa as well as ohio, as well as pennsylvania. i mean, romney, that's landslide territory. what i want to ask you is this. why doesn't the press understand the story that you're telling, and to some extent, the...
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state. >>> welcome back. we want to show you some shots of new jersey, one of the hardest hit states as a result of hurricane sandy. president obama in new jersey with governor chris christie touring some of the hardest hit areas of the state. is this brigantine, nng? this is certainly new jersey and we want to show you some of the other pictures if we can and take you back to the president and governor christie to get their statements as they spent the day today touring some of the worst and hardest hit areas of jersey. as we wrap up an ugly month meanwhile for wall street, the dow jones industrial average is down better than 3% on the month with the other major indices not faring much better. mandy drury is here with the october losers and a couple winners as well. >> absolutely. here are some great stats dug up by our cnbc crack data team. all three indices are breaking their four-month winning streak, as for the nasdaq 100, quite a lot of ugliness there on track for its worst october sin
state. >>> welcome back. we want to show you some shots of new jersey, one of the hardest hit states as a result of hurricane sandy. president obama in new jersey with governor chris christie touring some of the hardest hit areas of the state. is this brigantine, nng? this is certainly new jersey and we want to show you some of the other pictures if we can and take you back to the president and governor christie to get their statements as they spent the day today touring some of the...
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there was polling yesterday in the state of ohio, the all-important state of ohio, that no republican has ever worn the white house without carrying, that showed obama up slightly. we're seeing close races in virginia, florida, and of course wisconsin where the president is going to be today when he resumes campaigning. so it's close, but the president certainly has a slight edge in these important swing states that both candidates need to win to get to 270. >> how hard has the last few days been for romney with the president inspecting storm damage, how tough is his job? >> its eye certainly a challenge. you have somebody in the president who is the commander in chief. if you're mitt romney, you want to be a part of the conversation somehow. he spent tuesday participating in storm relief efforts, taking time away from the campaign trail, but it's certainly difficult to stay in the conversation the way he wants to. with obama back on the campaign trail, romney in virginia, but certainly the last three days, it's been a challenge for romney to stay in the conversation with obama and to
there was polling yesterday in the state of ohio, the all-important state of ohio, that no republican has ever worn the white house without carrying, that showed obama up slightly. we're seeing close races in virginia, florida, and of course wisconsin where the president is going to be today when he resumes campaigning. so it's close, but the president certainly has a slight edge in these important swing states that both candidates need to win to get to 270. >> how hard has the last few...
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i know a number of republicans throughout the united states who have been more extreme in their anti-obama views than they have about any other democratic leader since i've known them and there is a relate fear that america is being socialized by obama and that he's a real danger and threat to the system and the american constitution. all of that is fine since i'm not going to have to vote. how strong a leader do you think romney would be? and my point really goes to market. how strong a leader would he be, how much would he take america back toward fiscal and get america working again in a less socialized and more robust way? >> i think he could get things done and thing paul ryan would get things done, as well. . >> that does demand that congress works with him. >> i think most people next tuesday will think do we reelect president obama for next four years, we could have a senate controlled by republicans, you really will get lame duck from the beginning. and even if people feel sympathetic to obama and generally like him as a personality, i think we need a president who can get things
i know a number of republicans throughout the united states who have been more extreme in their anti-obama views than they have about any other democratic leader since i've known them and there is a relate fear that america is being socialized by obama and that he's a real danger and threat to the system and the american constitution. all of that is fine since i'm not going to have to vote. how strong a leader do you think romney would be? and my point really goes to market. how strong a leader...
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meanwhile, obama has cancelled a rally in ohio today, and will instead visit new jersey to assess the damage with the states governor chris christie, the president keen to be seen responding rapidly to the crisis. >> i want you to cut through red tape. i want you to cut through bureaucracy. there's no excuse for inaction at this point. i want every agency to lean forward and to make sure that we are getting the resources where they're needed as quickly as possible. >> so there you go. president obama then just responding. we talked a little bit about this in the first hour with you about how this could suit obama in the campaign. has to be a little careful how you talk about it. but obama does look cool under fire. does have the ability to take this crisis and show that he is still presidential material. >> yeah, i think it helps obama. he looks presidential. he's in control of the crisis, assuming he remains in control. it's such a close race. it's the sort of thing that could be quite a key swing factor. romney's gone off the map. people haven't seen him on tv for a few days. and he
meanwhile, obama has cancelled a rally in ohio today, and will instead visit new jersey to assess the damage with the states governor chris christie, the president keen to be seen responding rapidly to the crisis. >> i want you to cut through red tape. i want you to cut through bureaucracy. there's no excuse for inaction at this point. i want every agency to lean forward and to make sure that we are getting the resources where they're needed as quickly as possible. >> so there you...
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with that state's republican governor chris christie. who has been a staunch critic of the president. all this coming just six days before the presidential election. so for the president this is, of course, admirable in a crisis, you put politics aside. and we applaud him for doing so. but it also begs the question, where is the leadership on this crisis, our debt, and deficit, and it's one that could have deeper consequences and longer term. 16 trillion dollars and counting, adding more than $1 trillion in debt every year. it's a very different kind of storm, no doubt. but it is one that we can easily see coming. we know the damage it will do, and yet nothing is being done, no leadership. now, washington has a problem. sandy has proven that they actually can work together. wouldn't it be refreshing if they did so to prevent a disaster instead of only coming together after disaster strikes? that will do it for us today, before we go, take a look at the day on wall street. the market was strong today on the upside. the dow up 136 points,
with that state's republican governor chris christie. who has been a staunch critic of the president. all this coming just six days before the presidential election. so for the president this is, of course, admirable in a crisis, you put politics aside. and we applaud him for doing so. but it also begs the question, where is the leadership on this crisis, our debt, and deficit, and it's one that could have deeper consequences and longer term. 16 trillion dollars and counting, adding more than...
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in the crucial states. the governor is in wisconsin today. as we can see, the president in ohio. you look at the top of drudge, john, and it's all about the complications of the recovery, the gas lines, the frustration. how much vulnerability does that leave the president even though he may appear to be acting presidential? >> reporter: i don't think very much at all. if any at all. because, first of all, the complications are occurring in states that the president is going to win easily. that's new jersey, new york, connecticut, for example, and, secondly, i don't think anybody is blaming the president for any of those complications. certainly chris christie, the keynote speaker at the republican convention this year, is not blaming the president. to the contrary, he's praising the president's leadership. that's an asset for president obama. i don't know how big of an asset. i wouldn't expect it to change a lot of votes but the president is certainly not being hurt by this. >> john, appreciate that. we'll
in the crucial states. the governor is in wisconsin today. as we can see, the president in ohio. you look at the top of drudge, john, and it's all about the complications of the recovery, the gas lines, the frustration. how much vulnerability does that leave the president even though he may appear to be acting presidential? >> reporter: i don't think very much at all. if any at all. because, first of all, the complications are occurring in states that the president is going to win easily....
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across the state. in that tour, you can see homes submerged in sand left over after flood waters receded. boats up on bridges and a famous roller coaster in seaside heights now out to sea. three million in the state still without power and atlantic city still under mandatory evacuation. flooding is still evident here and businesses have yet to get back off the ground. we are told by many that they are hopeful to be back in business by thursday. a process that could take months and could stack up to be tho billions of dollars. >> meanwhile mary thompson is in pottsville, pennsylvania. >> this distribution center serves 116 stores in six states. it is being loaded with emergency supplies headed for eastern maryland which was hit by the storm surge as well as the rain. other goods that are needed for the post-recovery process. they will be the last things loaded on the truck so they are the first thing off the truck when it hits that affected area. preparation for sandy started early. while shipping out t
across the state. in that tour, you can see homes submerged in sand left over after flood waters receded. boats up on bridges and a famous roller coaster in seaside heights now out to sea. three million in the state still without power and atlantic city still under mandatory evacuation. flooding is still evident here and businesses have yet to get back off the ground. we are told by many that they are hopeful to be back in business by thursday. a process that could take months and could stack...
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more than 8.5 million people are without power across 18 states. earlier today, president obama declared disaster in new york and new jersey. the president will travel to new jersey tomorrow where he'll join governor chris christie in viewing the storm damage. much of new york and new jersey remains paralyzed with power outages, flooded roads, and debris. governor cuomo said this is the worst storm he's ever seen in new york city. public transportation remains shut down as many subway stations are flooded. mta officials say the damage is the worst they've ever seen in the subway's 108 year history. airports are beginning to open up. jfk will open tomorrow. washington and philadelphia have been partially restored as far as service is concerned today. bill, back to you. >> courtney, thank you very much. so it's all systems go at the new york stock exchange tomorrow. the nyse and nasdaq confirming they will be opened and fully operational come tomorrow. >> on the phone now, sam from s&p capital iq. thanks for joining us. s&p capital iq down the block
more than 8.5 million people are without power across 18 states. earlier today, president obama declared disaster in new york and new jersey. the president will travel to new jersey tomorrow where he'll join governor chris christie in viewing the storm damage. much of new york and new jersey remains paralyzed with power outages, flooded roads, and debris. governor cuomo said this is the worst storm he's ever seen in new york city. public transportation remains shut down as many subway stations...
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. >>> there is president obama meeting in new jersey with the governor, chris christie. he just got together with him a few moments ago. the president, as i mentioned, touring the most heavily damaged areas of the state right now along the coastline. some 61 people have been killed by hurricane sandy, most in new york and new jersey. 6.1 million customers remain without power. more than 19,000 airplane flights have been canceled because of the storm with more expected. >>> newark and jfk airports have reopened to limited service today. laguardia and teterboro remain closed. governor cuomo says we can expect limited subway service to be restored tomorrow. long island railroad and metro north railroad service is going to begin in some sort of limited fashion at roughly 2:00 p.m. today and some of new jersey transit -- don't know whether that meents trains or buses, will be resuming shortly as well. >>> one of the questions starting to be asked a little louder now is -- how are the people in some of these towns going to vote? physically? literally? election day is tuesday,
. >>> there is president obama meeting in new jersey with the governor, chris christie. he just got together with him a few moments ago. the president, as i mentioned, touring the most heavily damaged areas of the state right now along the coastline. some 61 people have been killed by hurricane sandy, most in new york and new jersey. 6.1 million customers remain without power. more than 19,000 airplane flights have been canceled because of the storm with more expected. >>>...
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president obama met with new jersey governor chris christie yesterday. the president touring some of the worst hard hit areas of the jersey shore saying 2,000 fema personnel are on the gloupd rou affected states. at least 74 people have died in the u.s. as a result of sandy. most of them from new york and new jersey. still 5.6 million customers in the dark. and it may be ten days before the hardest hit areas sea power restored. more than 19,000 flights were canceled because of sandy, but stranded passengers have something to be thankful for. newark and jfk airports were back in business yesterday and delta and american airlines are scheduled to resume a limited number of flights out of laguardia in about 30 minutes. the mta is also getting back to business with new york city subways offering limited service starting today. the m tcta is waiving all fees until tomorrow. so good news there. >> we're looking for any good news so thank you. the eye of hurricane sandy has hit the jersey shore hard. it wiped away entire economies. president obama surveyed the
president obama met with new jersey governor chris christie yesterday. the president touring some of the worst hard hit areas of the jersey shore saying 2,000 fema personnel are on the gloupd rou affected states. at least 74 people have died in the u.s. as a result of sandy. most of them from new york and new jersey. still 5.6 million customers in the dark. and it may be ten days before the hardest hit areas sea power restored. more than 19,000 flights were canceled because of sandy, but...
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. >> what if obama care was rolled back, how disruptive would that be? >> to our business and our strategy, it would have a limited impact, our focus is really on services in the united states, as well as outside the united states, there would be some transitional changes and spli compliance rules and regulations. >> i love that, david, you know, good things happening, has it been because of it? well it hasn't really been an impediment. david, thank you, we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me this morning. >> when we come back we'll talk about the controversial call for mayor bloomberg on the marathon and we'll get the jobs number in the 8:00 hour. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> the new york city marathon will go ahead this weekend and at this point they're saying it's going to be dedicated to the victims of sandy but that decision has come under scrutiny by the very victims it's supposed to be benefiting at this morning. brian shactman has more on the story. br
. >> what if obama care was rolled back, how disruptive would that be? >> to our business and our strategy, it would have a limited impact, our focus is really on services in the united states, as well as outside the united states, there would be some transitional changes and spli compliance rules and regulations. >> i love that, david, you know, good things happening, has it been because of it? well it hasn't really been an impediment. david, thank you, we appreciate it....
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president obama has really been intent on banking all this early vote. he and his supporters are soft supporters. and they wanted to rack up those numbers early, they made a huge effort to do that, they say that's put them in the right place, but this last week is the critical time for people who are going to get those last-minute votes in to do so. an as we said, any time after a storm that you could plan to do anything that's going to inconvenience you is just not a good time. so november 6, tuesday, he's got to go get these people who couldn't get off this week. >> lots at stake, not only that contingency plan. if power's still out in some of these important eastern states, come november 6, at the same time you've got that big jobs report this week friday just four weeks before election day could impact this election year. >> the red cross, the american red cross has 00 dress in position as this storm gets closer to landfall. he's the vice president of disaster operations for the american red cross, he's now on the phone from washington. so what is th
president obama has really been intent on banking all this early vote. he and his supporters are soft supporters. and they wanted to rack up those numbers early, they made a huge effort to do that, they say that's put them in the right place, but this last week is the critical time for people who are going to get those last-minute votes in to do so. an as we said, any time after a storm that you could plan to do anything that's going to inconvenience you is just not a good time. so november 6,...
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a "wall street journal"/nbc news/marist poll of three bat e battleground state shows president obama with a six-point lead over mitt romney in iowa, a three-point lead in wisconsin, and a two-point lead in new hampshire. just five days left. >> it is so interesting to watch this as we get to that deadline. it's so fascinating. john, thank you very much. >>> back to our "starting point" this morning, it's day three of that fallout from superstorm sandy. millions of people without power in their homes. and as john mentioned, they're literally trying to pick up the pieces that remain from their homes, the pieces of their lives. yesterday the president and governor chris christie of new jersey toured the destruction on the jersey shore right near atlantic city. the mayor of atlantic city joins us this morning. let's talk specifically, sir, and thanks for joining us this morning, about the damage that's happened to atlantic city. you have the iconic boardwalk, you have the casinos, you have lots of hotels. fill me in on how atlantic city is faring. >> well, let me tell you that the boardw
a "wall street journal"/nbc news/marist poll of three bat e battleground state shows president obama with a six-point lead over mitt romney in iowa, a three-point lead in wisconsin, and a two-point lead in new hampshire. just five days left. >> it is so interesting to watch this as we get to that deadline. it's so fascinating. john, thank you very much. >>> back to our "starting point" this morning, it's day three of that fallout from superstorm sandy....
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so maybe defying conventional wisdom, wisconsin is leaning fairly heavily in president obama's favor. >> reporter: that's right. now, paul ryan has been seen as an asset, obviously, to governor romney and he has been making a whole lot of appearances. i'll tell you, the crowd behind me is getting excited, ashleigh, because air force one is taxing over towards us where president obama is going to be coming out shortly and making his remarks. yes, paul ryan has been an asset to governor romney. it's why some are saying the race here has been pretty tight, although there is a small lead, a consistent lead, for president obama. today we saw "wall street journ journal" nbc news poll, three points up the president is here in wisconsin. yesterday there was a poll in milwaukee, a marquette university poll that had the president up by much more, eight points. you talk to the obama campaign, they'll point to that marquette poll and they'll say it's more accurate. it seems likie internal polls ae in between the two. the bottom line, while he has a lead that is significant, you have to pay attent
so maybe defying conventional wisdom, wisconsin is leaning fairly heavily in president obama's favor. >> reporter: that's right. now, paul ryan has been seen as an asset, obviously, to governor romney and he has been making a whole lot of appearances. i'll tell you, the crowd behind me is getting excited, ashleigh, because air force one is taxing over towards us where president obama is going to be coming out shortly and making his remarks. yes, paul ryan has been an asset to governor...
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mitt romney in the state of virginia. and of course, joe biden, paul ryan, bill clinton, marco rubio, and many others fanned out across the country right now. as you said, we are in the closing days of this very, very tense campaign. >> it really was a remarkable picture of the president and the new jersey governor, and i think a refreshingly bipartisan picture to a lot of americans. mark preston, live in washington, always great to see you. thanks for being here this morning. at the bottom of the hour, we'll get to analysis of the campaign's final days from our political experts in residents. cnn contributor and republican strategist ana navarro and richard socarides and former senior adviser to president clinton. and in just five days, five days, it will finally be election night in america. cnn's live election coverage will begin at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> and in sandy's aftermath, people in hoboken, new jersey are trapped in a nasty flood. the effort to get them help or get them out. or that printing in color had
mitt romney in the state of virginia. and of course, joe biden, paul ryan, bill clinton, marco rubio, and many others fanned out across the country right now. as you said, we are in the closing days of this very, very tense campaign. >> it really was a remarkable picture of the president and the new jersey governor, and i think a refreshingly bipartisan picture to a lot of americans. mark preston, live in washington, always great to see you. thanks for being here this morning. at the...
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zirjts the polls show president obama with a slight edge in some crucial states. the nbc-wall street journal-marris poll gives the president a six-point lead over romney in iowa, and it shows the president ahead by three points, and in new hampshire he has a two-point edge. both candidates, they are on the campaign trail today. of course, the president is returning for the first time since superstorm sandy hit. he is starting the day in green bay, wisconsin, and now it's on to vegas and denver. romney is it in virginia today. his first stop, roanoke, next stop dodwell and virginia beach. no republican has won the white house without caring ohio. a cnn poll shows president obama with a three-point lead over mitt romney in the state. the question is can he maintain it? ali velshi, jon avalon with us now. they've been talking to locals in a restaurant in youngstown, ohio. good to see you, guys. it's been very, very busy, i know. ali, i want to start off with you. 2008 president obama won ohio by four points. you have been talking to a lot of undecided folks. does it
zirjts the polls show president obama with a slight edge in some crucial states. the nbc-wall street journal-marris poll gives the president a six-point lead over romney in iowa, and it shows the president ahead by three points, and in new hampshire he has a two-point edge. both candidates, they are on the campaign trail today. of course, the president is returning for the first time since superstorm sandy hit. he is starting the day in green bay, wisconsin, and now it's on to vegas and denver....
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our brand new cnn/orc poll shows president obama with a narrow lead in that state 50% to mitt romney's 47%. that's within the sampling error making it still effectively a dead heat. our chief national correspondent john king is joining us right now. he's in ohio as well. john, take us inside these numbers. >> wolf, they are fascinating when you look deep in this poll. the president you just showed he's here in ohio. governor romney will be here tontd. they expect some 35,000 republicans at his rally. in this part of the state i'm in cincinnati tonight. when you look deep in our poll you see this one will be fought out through the last poll closing on election night. look at these two candidates among independents. governor romney with a slight edge 48% to 46%. again, that's a statistical tie well within the margin of error. the auto bailout is one of the things the president thinks will help him here in ohio. you heard him mention that in this speech. look at this in the industrial northern part of the state, across northern ohio where you have many auto-related direct factory plants,
our brand new cnn/orc poll shows president obama with a narrow lead in that state 50% to mitt romney's 47%. that's within the sampling error making it still effectively a dead heat. our chief national correspondent john king is joining us right now. he's in ohio as well. john, take us inside these numbers. >> wolf, they are fascinating when you look deep in this poll. the president you just showed he's here in ohio. governor romney will be here tontd. they expect some 35,000 republicans...
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obama. >> is that because of the spin or do you think voters look at what's happening in their state? do you really think people watch the number and say now i know how to vote, it's picked up? really? >> i think if you're still undecided you're going to be looking at anything. any kind of signal of what's going on with the economy. absolutely what's happening with your neighbors is simply the most important. >> swing states? >> in swing states going to be looking at what's going on with them. if they're undecided they're looking to whether the economy is really improving or not. >> we're going to talk about it all morning. obviously not only is the jobs numbers as christine's pointing out there are huge implications politically. they're expecting those numbers right at 8:30 this morning. we've got to take a short break. still ahead going to talk about jobs. going to talk about this report. and we're also going to ask christine to update us a little bit on what to expect, and not just the number to expect but really what's happening behind that number. here's a question, why does the
obama. >> is that because of the spin or do you think voters look at what's happening in their state? do you really think people watch the number and say now i know how to vote, it's picked up? really? >> i think if you're still undecided you're going to be looking at anything. any kind of signal of what's going on with the economy. absolutely what's happening with your neighbors is simply the most important. >> swing states? >> in swing states going to be looking at...
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five days from the election, new polls suggest president obama with an advantage in several swing states so in the final few days of campaigning, is time reasoning out for mitt romney? and why he won't be returning to florida. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long the wheels of progress haven't been very active lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. >>> here we go. five days left until the election and the president i
five days from the election, new polls suggest president obama with an advantage in several swing states so in the final few days of campaigning, is time reasoning out for mitt romney? and why he won't be returning to florida. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today,...
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. >>> seem that is president obama has the lead in the battleground state of ohio. poll of polls shows obama has a three-point lead on romney. it's a combination of five recent polls with only days to go. both campaigns going door to door, racing to get people to the polls, vote for their candidates. here is cnn's don lemon in dayton, ohio. >> reporter: the front line on the ohio battleground, cold, soggy and gray. but neither snow nor sloet nor bad directions -- >> are you lost now? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: shall keep these volunteers from their appointed rounds. why are you doing this? >> to support governor romney. >> reporter: when college sophomore and first-time voter sean henning isn't in class or working, he's driving, walking -- >> reporter: is this your in connection one? >> yes. >> reporter: talking to voters. >> if you are going to go vote early or on election day? >> we're going on election day. >> it's cold, rainy, some people slam the door in your face, others don't. >> some people are receptive. >> if i see my man, romney, as the president, yes. >>
. >>> seem that is president obama has the lead in the battleground state of ohio. poll of polls shows obama has a three-point lead on romney. it's a combination of five recent polls with only days to go. both campaigns going door to door, racing to get people to the polls, vote for their candidates. here is cnn's don lemon in dayton, ohio. >> reporter: the front line on the ohio battleground, cold, soggy and gray. but neither snow nor sloet nor bad directions -- >> are you...
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they make three stops today in the big prize state of ohio. romney delivering a closing argument speech in wisconsin before heading to the buckeye state for evening rallies. >> people caught in sandy's path want to hear about is another storm. cnn meteorologist alexander steele has more. we love you, but we were saying go away. go away. >> not a good time. >> okay. i'll go away in a minute. will the storm go away? crucial states, pennsylvania, ohio, will they be impacted? computer models, like we saw with sandy running. computer models had a nor'easter developing and move sboog the northeast. this is the lathest. this was monday into tuesday. here comes this super storm, hopefully not. this developing area of low pressure will become a nor'easter. this has it a little bit slower, so impacting virginia south of washington with the rain on tuesday. then it moves and you can see on wednesday what it does to new england. if it's faster and farther west. certainly, worth monitoring. this is the latest computer model. it was moving in on tuesday, el
they make three stops today in the big prize state of ohio. romney delivering a closing argument speech in wisconsin before heading to the buckeye state for evening rallies. >> people caught in sandy's path want to hear about is another storm. cnn meteorologist alexander steele has more. we love you, but we were saying go away. go away. >> not a good time. >> okay. i'll go away in a minute. will the storm go away? crucial states, pennsylvania, ohio, will they be impacted?...
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now, this was a state that was just slightly beginning to tick over to the obama side and the presidential race, the question is whether problems with voting machines running on batteries, voting machines supplemented with paper ballots if necessary may cause tightening in the pennsylvania race. virginia, a state that does early in person absentee voting. had a few problems at the centers monday and tuesday. northern virginia, and they appear to be back on track to our knowledge, but they aren't returning our calls. in north carolina, in early voting they were running ahead of 2008 totals in terms of number of voters, slowed dramatically as the storm came, a lot of snow in the mountains, some other problems on the outer banks along the coast, all back up to speed now, we're told. but that snow could cause some continuing concerns, anderson. >> it is also just logistically so complicated. for folks who evacuated from the areas where they lived, the question is where would they go and vote because the area they would normally go vote in probably is unavailable to them. there is that to facto
now, this was a state that was just slightly beginning to tick over to the obama side and the presidential race, the question is whether problems with voting machines running on batteries, voting machines supplemented with paper ballots if necessary may cause tightening in the pennsylvania race. virginia, a state that does early in person absentee voting. had a few problems at the centers monday and tuesday. northern virginia, and they appear to be back on track to our knowledge, but they...
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president obama just finished up touring this devastated area. and he mentioned all the boats that were washed into people's homes like you see here. and this is the marina owner, donna. you spoke with the president. and he was hugging you. and you were crying in his arms. what did you tell him? >> i was actually shocked that he even came to brigantine and to my marina. it was very heartwarming actually. and to have the director of fema with him and to shake his hand and them both to say we will get help almost immediately was very calming to me. because when i got here today and saw all this, i did not know what i was going to do to help myself get back in order here. >> reporter: you've been in business here running this maria for how long? how much devastation does this mean for you? how much will this cost? >> the cost i don't know because i've never been through anything like this before. i've owned it since 1996. we've never had water levels like this. everything to run the business is gone. our docks are all gone. our gas pump's gone. our
president obama just finished up touring this devastated area. and he mentioned all the boats that were washed into people's homes like you see here. and this is the marina owner, donna. you spoke with the president. and he was hugging you. and you were crying in his arms. what did you tell him? >> i was actually shocked that he even came to brigantine and to my marina. it was very heartwarming actually. and to have the director of fema with him and to shake his hand and them both to say...
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president obama is -- obviously very close races in battleground states, although the obama campaign would rather be where they are. when you look at the national polls, it is neck and neck. president obama trying to rally voters and get these enthusiastic so that they will get out to vote on election day. >> brianna keeler in hollywood, california. and we'll go back to hollywood, florida, when the president starts to speak. >>> all right, meantime republican mitt romney is conceding nothing to the president. earlier he spoke to voters in the democratic stronghold of cleveland, ohio. no republican candidate has ever won the white house without winning ohio. and romney expects to continue that streak. >> if you believe america should be on a better course or if you're tired of being tired, i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america from day one. when i'm elected the economy and american jobs will still be stagnant, but i won't waste any time complaining about my predecessor. >> this was the second of four events romney had scheduled for today.
president obama is -- obviously very close races in battleground states, although the obama campaign would rather be where they are. when you look at the national polls, it is neck and neck. president obama trying to rally voters and get these enthusiastic so that they will get out to vote on election day. >> brianna keeler in hollywood, california. and we'll go back to hollywood, florida, when the president starts to speak. >>> all right, meantime republican mitt romney is...
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president obama at 50%, mitt romney at 48%. that effectively is a dead heat given the poll's 3.5-point sampling error. cnn's national correspondent john king is in denver for us right now. john, you're taking a closer look at this poll. what else are you finding? >> reporter: wolf, because of that dead heat you can feel the intensity as both campaigns try to gin upturnout including in the early voting period which ends tomorrow here in colorado. both candidates doing well where they need to, you might say a slight edge for the president. i'll show you what i mean. in denver and bolder, the two biggest urban areas in the state of colorado, more democratic voters. 63% for the president, 34% for governor romney in the urban areas of denver and bolder. that's what the president needs to keep for turnout on election day. suburbs a smaller but significant advantage for the president in the denver suburbs. 53% to 45% for governor romney. if you look at the more rural, conservative, the rest of colorado, that's why governor romney's in
president obama at 50%, mitt romney at 48%. that effectively is a dead heat given the poll's 3.5-point sampling error. cnn's national correspondent john king is in denver for us right now. john, you're taking a closer look at this poll. what else are you finding? >> reporter: wolf, because of that dead heat you can feel the intensity as both campaigns try to gin upturnout including in the early voting period which ends tomorrow here in colorado. both candidates doing well where they need...
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, obama and romney are battling. ohio secretary of state john husted ordered experimental software patches to be installed in vote machines in 39 county. the software has the potential to affect more than 4 million registered voters including those in columbus and cleveland. the free press says the software was never certified or tested. cnn's don lemon spoke to husted last night and gave him a chance to respond. >> we have a new system, all we have to do is load the data into the election reporting system. and actually it's so -- it's so -- the reporting system and the actual counting system are not connected in any way, and the results that anybody can get in their home on the computer, they're going to get them the same time i do. we have a very transparent system that's brand new and will help people across this country and across the world frankly look right at our website with what's going on. >> so nothing fishy going on. >> nothing fishing going on. >>> 1.6 million early votes have been cast in ohio. that top
, obama and romney are battling. ohio secretary of state john husted ordered experimental software patches to be installed in vote machines in 39 county. the software has the potential to affect more than 4 million registered voters including those in columbus and cleveland. the free press says the software was never certified or tested. cnn's don lemon spoke to husted last night and gave him a chance to respond. >> we have a new system, all we have to do is load the data into the...
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since monday through today, romney kept or lost margin in one state to obama, not winning north carolina as much. it means as you look at average trends, this race isn't moving towards obama, it is moving in any direction towards romney, including in the swing states, and that trend and average is important. >> yeah, i disagree. i think it is actually stable and that's where i think the ground game everyone talks about matters most. i will tell you, women are not even, about 51, 52% for obama, he got 56%. only reason he's ahead nationally is he is doing okay with men. romney getting 51% of men, which means a small gender gap. >> dana, we will know for sure, i think that's totally wrong. president obama is losing white men by 30 plus points. he is going to -- >> talking all of it. >> he is going to get whacked by men by double digit margin. >> a huge drop. >> he could lose the election. >> see where he ends up with men, too. one of the surprising things in our poll in ohio, middle of the week, among white men, white men without college, holding obama for 43%, a lot higher than we've seen
since monday through today, romney kept or lost margin in one state to obama, not winning north carolina as much. it means as you look at average trends, this race isn't moving towards obama, it is moving in any direction towards romney, including in the swing states, and that trend and average is important. >> yeah, i disagree. i think it is actually stable and that's where i think the ground game everyone talks about matters most. i will tell you, women are not even, about 51, 52% for...
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this is a state where the democrats should not be on the defensive, where president obama should not be on the defense this late out, and yet, he is. the latino vote in florida, it's just not as helpful. it really is an anomaly. the latino vote in florida is an anomaly to what it is in the rest of the nation. president obama has got a gigantic gap with the cuban-american voters. the cuban-american voters are still the biggest voters on the latino block in florida. yes, the demographics have diversified, but they're still by far the biggest block, and he has got a gigantic gap there with that cuban-american vote. if mitt romney wins florida, he is going to owe the cuban-americans big-time, and i hope he remembers. >> anna navarro, maria cardona, thank you. >> thank you. >>> a controversial film airs on national geographic tonight, but critics say its timing is a political move to help the president just two days before the election. >> we're going to be the team that takes out insomnia. ♪ introducing the new 13-inch macbook pro, ♪ with the stunning retina display. ♪ for the pro
this is a state where the democrats should not be on the defensive, where president obama should not be on the defense this late out, and yet, he is. the latino vote in florida, it's just not as helpful. it really is an anomaly. the latino vote in florida is an anomaly to what it is in the rest of the nation. president obama has got a gigantic gap with the cuban-american voters. the cuban-american voters are still the biggest voters on the latino block in florida. yes, the demographics have...
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. >> president obama is in the state today, joe biden is there tomorrow. there is a lot of action there for the democrats. is the president worried that he may not carry new hampshire as he did in '08? >> the president is very confident that we are. it's going to be a close race and we always said it is going to be close. this election here in new hampshire was decided by less than 1% in both 2000, 2004. there's no reason to believe that new hampshire is not going to be close, again, but when the votes are all counted, it will be under barack obama and joe biden. >> let's take a look at this poll, though, from the american research group. in september, the president had a sizable lead in new hampshire. five points over, but just two points in the most recent poll. is this the result of that lackluster first debate? what do you attribute this to? >> well, we always knew that the polls were going to tighten. clearly, the president said that he wished he had done better in that first debate, but at the end, i think that when the books are all written about th
. >> president obama is in the state today, joe biden is there tomorrow. there is a lot of action there for the democrats. is the president worried that he may not carry new hampshire as he did in '08? >> the president is very confident that we are. it's going to be a close race and we always said it is going to be close. this election here in new hampshire was decided by less than 1% in both 2000, 2004. there's no reason to believe that new hampshire is not going to be close,...
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state you live in. ♪ >>> we're awaiting president obama in a swing state of ohio. meantime, in another swing state, that of virginia, bill clinton campaigning on behalf of the president. let's listen in at chesapeake, virginia, at indiana river high school. [ applause ] >> i don't know about you, but i'd rather you save the gasoline and export the oil if that's what we need to do. and that's why governor romney is having such a hard time breaking through in ohio. so what did he do? he ran -- he put -- he put a bogus ad on saying that for president had allowed jeep to move jobs to china. then he said the president had allowed chrysler, which owns jeep, to move jobs to china. then not satisfied with that, since fiat owns part -- he said -- i can't make this up. he said that the president had allowed the italians to move jobs to china. >> all right. you're listening there to bill clinton. he's in indian river high school there in chesapeake, virginia, campaigning on behalf of the president who is campaigning in the swing state of ohio. of course, if you want to see an
state you live in. ♪ >>> we're awaiting president obama in a swing state of ohio. meantime, in another swing state, that of virginia, bill clinton campaigning on behalf of the president. let's listen in at chesapeake, virginia, at indiana river high school. [ applause ] >> i don't know about you, but i'd rather you save the gasoline and export the oil if that's what we need to do. and that's why governor romney is having such a hard time breaking through in ohio. so what did he...
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and right knew president obama is headed to the battle ground state of ohio. he talked to voters there about job growth and how governor romney's ideas won't work. >> but here's the thing, florida. we know what change looks like. what governor romney's offering ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks, that's not change. another $5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of our policies until after the election, that's definitely not change. >> president obama also told voters that he would fight hard for them and their families. and if you hope the polls will shed some light on who will win? forget about it. cnn editor paul stein hauser is here to do the math for us. paul, what do the national polls look like? >> two days to go, and we have four polls that are nonpartisan and came out since midnight. let's start with the abc news/"washington post." 48% of likely voters supporting the president. 48% supporting mitt romney. how about nbc news/"wall street journal," pretty much the same
and right knew president obama is headed to the battle ground state of ohio. he talked to voters there about job growth and how governor romney's ideas won't work. >> but here's the thing, florida. we know what change looks like. what governor romney's offering ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks, that's not change. another $5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of our policies until after the election,...
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. >> ladies an y ies and gentleme president of the united states, barack obama. >> now in vice president's biden's infamous words, the president, an ambition realized. >> today health insurance reform becomes law in the united states of america. >> when i think about all the seniors who are seeing more discounts on their prescription drugs and when i meet people who say, you know what? my brother, my uncle, my father have a pre-existing condition, couldn't get health insurance and now they feel more secure, the effort was worth it. >> he got his historic victory, but at a tremendous cost. during the year the president was focused on health care, more jobs and homes were lost and frustration mounted, even at town halls like this one on cnbc. >> i'm one of your middle-class americans and quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you. introducing the new 13-inch macbook pro, ♪ with the stunning retina display. ♪ for the pro in all of us. five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [
. >> ladies an y ies and gentleme president of the united states, barack obama. >> now in vice president's biden's infamous words, the president, an ambition realized. >> today health insurance reform becomes law in the united states of america. >> when i think about all the seniors who are seeing more discounts on their prescription drugs and when i meet people who say, you know what? my brother, my uncle, my father have a pre-existing condition, couldn't get health...
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, barack obama won in 2008 in that state. polls show he is ahead. but could mitt romney really make a run in these final three days? because it looks like the majority of people you spoke to in that piece are big advocates, big supporters of romney. >> reporter: well that is when you talk about mitt romney, they overwhelmingly backed santorum, but it seems that they moved into that romney camp, largely because they will oppose obama strongly on the same-sex marriage, and funding for contraception. now the religious vote, when you talk about catholic voters in dubuque, they were not traditionally in the vote, they seem to be split more because how outspoken the president has been on those social issues and health care reform. i will tell you that neither of the groups we have talked to have been thrilled, necessarily, with their choices right now. and i think that is something that is very important, the enthusiasm, to get out to the polls, don was saying that every single vote counts in ohio and here. you need that enthusiasm
, barack obama won in 2008 in that state. polls show he is ahead. but could mitt romney really make a run in these final three days? because it looks like the majority of people you spoke to in that piece are big advocates, big supporters of romney. >> reporter: well that is when you talk about mitt romney, they overwhelmingly backed santorum, but it seems that they moved into that romney camp, largely because they will oppose obama strongly on the same-sex marriage, and funding for...
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. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> in vice president biden's now infamous words -- >> this is a big deal. >> for the president's, an ambition realized. >> today, health insurance reform becomes law in the united states of america. when i think about all the seniors who are seeing more discounts on their prescription drugs and when i meet people who say, you know what, my brother, my uncle, my father, have a pre-existing condition, couldn't get health insurance, and now they feel more secure. the effort was worth it. >> he got his historic victory but at a tremendous cost. during the year the president was focused on health care, more jobs and homes were lost. and frustration mounted. even at town halls like this one on cnbc. >> i'm one of your middle class americans. and quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you. >>> i'm victor blackwell. here's what's happening. three days until election day. [ male announcer ] one in four americans can't sleep. are you one of them? drink dream water, the natural, fast acting sleep a
. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> in vice president biden's now infamous words -- >> this is a big deal. >> for the president's, an ambition realized. >> today, health insurance reform becomes law in the united states of america. when i think about all the seniors who are seeing more discounts on their prescription drugs and when i meet people who say, you know what, my brother, my uncle, my father, have a...
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two of the biggest states. so i just typed in new york and california. it automatically generated the figures for me, and with one click, i can capture this snapshot, share it on facebook and twitter, which i will right after this, and get any other information i want about any state in the country. another thing that fascinates me, if we get away from the numbers and that kind of talk, lots of americans don't vote. i am always interested to hear the stories about people who are voting no matter how you're voting. what's inspiring you and makes you different from people who are apathetic or too busy or can't vote? what's inspiring you? we have this new app set up on my facebook page, joshlevs@cnn. you can click on it, you can show it to all your friend, and we have questions there. i have a screen for you with the questions they have posted for me that's going on my facebook page. we're asking you what is inspiring you to vote? what's getting you out to the polls, if you've already done it or if you plan to do
two of the biggest states. so i just typed in new york and california. it automatically generated the figures for me, and with one click, i can capture this snapshot, share it on facebook and twitter, which i will right after this, and get any other information i want about any state in the country. another thing that fascinates me, if we get away from the numbers and that kind of talk, lots of americans don't vote. i am always interested to hear the stories about people who are voting no...
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quote, mitt romney is up or tied with obama in every key battleground state forcing obama on defense in states he won by double digits in 2008 like wisconsin, iowa, michigan, minnesota, and pennsylvania. with the campaigns even on the ground and in early vote, gop enthusiasm is going to carry romney to victory. they're saying energy is on their side and look where obama is campaigning. the reality here is just because the obama campaign is playing defense that still doesn't mean they're going to lose those states. you can play defense and still win. so this is what the romney campaign is talking about today. >> what are both campaigns saying about their chances in ohio during these final few days? >> wolf, you know, our poll showed obama leading romney by three points here, i interviewed govern nor both of them were dismissing public polling saying our models show that the turnout is going to favor republicans. republicans are more enthusiastic. but i went out this morning with some afl-cio organizers. people are talking about turnout. the obama campaign says they've contacted over 1
quote, mitt romney is up or tied with obama in every key battleground state forcing obama on defense in states he won by double digits in 2008 like wisconsin, iowa, michigan, minnesota, and pennsylvania. with the campaigns even on the ground and in early vote, gop enthusiasm is going to carry romney to victory. they're saying energy is on their side and look where obama is campaigning. the reality here is just because the obama campaign is playing defense that still doesn't mean they're going...
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there are some indications that obama is ahead in the state-by-state polls so he could win the electoral collegend but could lose the popular vote. that happened, of course, in 2000. what are the historic parallels that you think of when you look at this election? >> in some ways there are no parallels when you look at the structured politics. but we're talking about tight elections, there have been any number of them, 1800, 1824, neither of the presidential candidates got in the majority of the electoral college so it was sent to the house of representatives. 1960, i remember being a little kid staying up very, very late wondering who was going to win the election, kennedy or nixon. it came down in the end with illinois but it was a real cliff hanger. >> does it surprise people when it's a close election? >> sometimes. sometimes it tells you the opposite. perhaps in 2000, thing that 50/50 split was exactly 50/50 across the country. even the supreme court justices of florida and the united states put together, we're 50/50 divided between gore and bush. and what that election proved is we
there are some indications that obama is ahead in the state-by-state polls so he could win the electoral collegend but could lose the popular vote. that happened, of course, in 2000. what are the historic parallels that you think of when you look at this election? >> in some ways there are no parallels when you look at the structured politics. but we're talking about tight elections, there have been any number of them, 1800, 1824, neither of the presidential candidates got in the majority...